Broadband Data Improvement Act

FCC Seeks Input on International Comparison in the Broadband Data Improvement Act

Stevie Converse — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:27:55 -0400

Full article: FCC
The FCC is seeking comment on how the commission should implement sections of the Broadband Data Improvement Act dealing with data collection and reporting. The agency is seeking input on international comparisons.

How Bad Is U.S. Broadband Deployment?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:41:03 -0400

Full article: Network World
Scott Bradner
Congress has passed — and the president has signed — the Broadband Data Improvement Act. It may now be possible to get some useful information about where the United States sits in the world when it comes to the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet services.

President Signs Broadband Data Collection Bill

Stevie Converse — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:33:26 -0400

Full article: CNet
Stephanie Condon
President Bush signed into law a bill that would facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the United States, though most of the actions required by the law have already been accomplished by federal regulators.

President Bush Signs Broadband Data Improvement Act

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:49:20 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
President Bush signed the Broadband Data Improvement Act into law, according to a top staffer on the Senate Commerce Committee. The bill would require the FCC to report on broadband deployment annually rather than periodically.

House Defers to Senate Broadband Data Bill; Final Bill Deletes Funding and National Map

Stevie Converse — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:07 -0400

Full article: Broadband Census
Drew Bennett
The House signed off an the amended version of the Broadband Data Improvement Act that took away all authorization of funds and undercut many of the key features that would have forced the disclosure of company-by-company broadband data on the local level.

Broadband Data Bill Faces Implementation Hurdles

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:24:14 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Art Brodsky
While Congress passed the bill to improve broadband data collection, there won't be any money actually set aside to pay for the program until appropriations bills are passed for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, 2009.

Congress Passes Broadband Data Improvement Act

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:47:50 -0400

Full article: Consumer Affairs
Martin H. Bosworth
Both houses of Congress passed legislation that would improve the collection of data on broadband availability in the United States, as well as new funding for groups that support increasing high-speed Internet access.

U.S. Congress Passes Broadband Mapping Bill

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:43:08 -0400

Full article: IDG News Service
Grant Gross
The U.S. Congress has passed legislation intended to help the U.S. and state governments collect better data on where broadband isn't yet available.

Congress Takes Step Toward High-Speed Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:06:43 -0400

Full article: AFL-CIO
Mike Hall
This week Congress took, what Communications Workers of America resident Larry Cohen called, "a good first step" to moving the nation toward high-speed broadband when it approved the Broadband Improvement Act.

House Bill Standardizing Broadband Nears Approval

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:39:25 -0400

Full article: Electronista
A bill pertaining to accelerating growth of broadband service was recently passed through both the Senate and the House, and is currently undergoing its final approval at the Senate and the President.